I think I first came across the idea of using toy capsules from Rachel Lynette at Minds in Bloom, and thought it was super cute. She placed task cards, folded up, inside of the to capsules you find in toy vending machines at stores. So, I found some really nice ones at Ebay. However, these […]
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Super Sale at FlapJack!
You probably already know, but there is a super sale going on at Teachers pay Teachers and at Teachers Notebook. Today (the 2nd) and tomorrow the 3rd, all my titles are 25% off at Teachers Notebook. Tomorrow (the 4th), all my titles will be 28% off at Teachers pay Teachers if you use the discount […]
Measurement Unit & Conversions QR Code Fun Pack
Measurement units and conversions are always difficult concepts for my fourth graders. Last year I created a title called Merry Measurement Activities that was helpful with my students. I also created some self-checking poke cards on length conversion. Now, this year I am working on Smart Board games and QR code task cards to also […]
Factor Friends Activity Bundle
Howdy, teacher friends! Just wanted to share some new titles I have come out with to use with my students to practice factors. QR codes are so cool! They really engage students and give them a self-checking way to monitor their own progress. This title contains 24 task cards on factors and the greatest common […]
Valentine Freebies, Ideas, & Titles!
Hey, guys! Happy love month! Well, almost. 🙂 I’m trying to organize anything Valentine, love or heart related that I have done here in one post. Here’s an overview below with a Pinterest pic I made at Pic Monkey. I like it! A compilation video of awesome TpT freebies! This is a SMART BOARD freebie […]
I Love Class Dojo!
Yes, I have finally drunk the Dojo Juice, and it is awesome! If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s an awesome online website/app to document student behavior and create data to share with parents and students. I’m not going to hash about how to use it, since there are already so many resources (click […]
Math Fishing Fun
Sometimes husbands can really come through and be geniuses. Such was the case for me recently when my husband and I were shopping, and he suggested buying the classic fishing game as a learning tool. How can it be a learning tool? Well, his suggestion was to stick problems on the bottom of each fish. […]
Vinyl Dry-Erase Circles
So, it was a fun Friday today because it was one of those rare professional development days where we actually got to work in our classrooms. Can you believe it?! It was great timing because I just ran across Kinder Kerri’s awesome idea to use vinyl on tables to serve as dry-erase mats. Such an […]